Year 12 students in Level 3 ICT and Computing have recently visited Nissan Motor Manufacturing Ltd in Sunderland to study how robotics are used in industry.

The group enjoyed a tour of the vast plant to see how humans and robots work in perfect harmony to turn raw materials into sale-ready cars driven off the production line. Thanks to industrial robotics, Nissan recently celebrated building their 11 millionth vehicle since production started in 1986. This means that, on average, a new car has rolled off the line every two minutes, every hour of every day, for 37 years!

Students were also able to see the plant’s own solar and wind farms, vehicle test track and workforce sports and social facilities.